Climate averages 1991–2020
Girga weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Girga: daytime highs average 34.0°C and nights cool to about 19.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Minshāh (18 km away). In October its highs average 33.7°C, about as warm as Girga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Girga ranks 10th of 107 for the warmest October highs and joint 3rd of 107 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 107 cities is 30.9°C; Girga is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.4°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Girga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 27.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 37.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 39.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 39.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 39.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 37.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 34.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.6°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Al Minshāh in OctoberEgypt · 18 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sohag in OctoberEgypt · 31 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Farshūţ in OctoberEgypt · 41 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Juhaynah in OctoberEgypt · 54 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ţahţā in OctoberEgypt · 62 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ţimā in OctoberEgypt · 78 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Al Ghanāyim in OctoberEgypt · 82 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qina in OctoberEgypt · 85 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Girga) is explained once on the Girga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.